Texas Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Replaces Campaign Manager

Move Could Help Wendy Davis Better Connect With Voters, Say Analysts

By

Julia Harte

June 11, 2014 2:33 p.m. ET

DALLAS—Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, who has struggled to gain traction in a state where Republicans have won every statewide election since 1994, announced on Wednesday that she was switching campaign managers.

Texas State Rep. Chris Turner will be stepping in to replace Karin Johanson, a Washington, D.C.-based Democratic political operative, according to a statement released Wednesday morning by Ms. Davis's...